Weaving form



July 27, 1937. s. E. WITT 2,088,455

wEAvI'NG FORM Filed Aug. 17, 1955 A TTORNEY.

Patented July 27, 1937 UNITED STATES PAT-ENT OFFICE WEAVING FORM SamuelE. Witt, Geneva, Ill.

Application August 17, 1935, Serial N0. 36,629

8 Claims.

My invention relates in general to a weaving form for use in knitting orweaving flowers or other designs from yarn or thread. More specifically,my invention takes the form of a multiple unit comprising a plurality ofweaving forms or rings which may be used separately to weave or knitdifferent sizes of designs or which may be nested together to weavedesigns of double or triple flowers and the like. The forms are soarranged that designs may be interwoven in a variety of forms to produceknitted articles -of novel design. Certain simple devices have been usedin the past for forming'simple flower designs but all are only useful informing single Y flowers and are either diicult to handle or com-.plicated in design.

The design of the weaving form of my invention has a number of featuresof improvement over any device known. Each of the forms is light inweight, and has its guiding surfaces designed so as to give the greatestease both in Weaving the design and in removing it from the form afterweaving.

' t Forms such as here shown are used for producing designs knitted orwoven by 'hand from yarns either colored or plain. The floral designs soformed are then linked together by a crochet stitch or the like toformknitted articles such as sweaters, bed spreads, pillow covers, and thelike. In the accompanying drawing I have `shown one embodiment of myinvention, al-

though variations from the exact form shown may be made withoutdeparting from the general idea thereof.

Fig. 1 is a top view of a complete unit such as is used to producetriple owers.

Fig. 2 is a top view of the outer ring of the unit of Fig. 1.

. Fig. 3 is a. top view of the central ring of the unit of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a top View of the inner ring of the unit of Fig. 1.

1 Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the unit shown in Fig. 1 taken in thedirection of the arrows along `-the line 5 5 in Fig. l.

Fig. 6 is a. partial View of the edge of the larger ring showing thecontour of the teeth or projections thereon.

Fig. 7 is a top view of one of the rings showing one method of forming adesign thereon.

Fig. 8 is a view of the inner ring of Fig. 1 with a design formedthereon.

Fig."9 is a. view of the inner ring with the design of Fig. 8 woventhereon and with this inner ring placed within the center ring and witha further design woven over and through the design on the inner ring, toformv a double flower.

Fig. 10 is a view showing how a triple flower is Woven on the threerings or the complete unit. n 5 Onlypart of the complete design is shownin order to clearly show the manner in which the designs are interwoven.

Fig. 11 shows the completed ilower or woven design after its removalfrom the form.

Referring now more in detail to the drawing, Fig. l shows a three-ringunit with each ring formed of light metal such as aluminum or any othersmooth material. Each of the rings has twelve projections or spokes, allof the same size,v 15 extending from its periphery. Each ring yis formedof the same thickness of material and this material is almost as thickas Vthe length of each tooth as shown in Fig. 5. l On theinside of ,ringI is ashelf or ledge 3 extending completely: 20

around the inner lower edge of ring I, forl supiv porting the centerring 4 and this ledge has a contour similar to and coinciding with thatof the teeth of ring 4. vThe center ring 4 has. eleven projections 5,all of the same size, and shape.. and one slightly longer tooth 6 of asimilar contour to the teeth II. On the inner edge4 of ring I and abovethe ledge 3 are a pair of notches 8 and 9 cut out to fit the longertooth 6 on the center ring. These two notches are used ,30 to place theteeth Sofring 4 withrelation tothe teeth of ring I.. In Fig. 1 the teethof these two rings I and 4 are shown with tooth .v6 in notch 8 andtherefore with the teeth 5 in alignment with teeth 2. In Figl l0 thelonger tooth 35 6 is shown in notch 9 in which case the teeth 5y i areno longer in alignment with teeth 2 buty are oif'set therefrom tochangev the design. As shown, all of the ends of teth 5 rest on ledge 3to maintain the two concentric rings parallel to 40 each other. Aroundthe inside of ring 4 is a" ledge 'I, similar to ledge 3 of ring I, whichacts as a support for the ends of teeth II of inner ring I0. This innerringA I0 also has twelve projections from its outer edge similarin shapeto the teeth of rings I and 4. The tooth I24 is" longerfthan theremaining teeth II and may be located in either .of the two notches I3andl4 to place the teeth II in alignment with teeth2 and 5 or offsettherefrom.- Thus, the -three rings 50 may be nested together as shown inFig. 1 with the teeth of all three rings in alignment or they may benested together as lshown in Fig. -10 with the teeth offset, or theteeth of two rings may be in alignment with the teeth of the thirdoffset.

Of course, more notches may be used to set the teeth in differentpositions and also more than three rings may be used if desired.

In Fig. '7, I have shown how the yarn may be applied in one manner to asingle form to make a flower. As shown, an end of the yarn is held bythe operator at I5 and the yarn is then wound over the spokes or teethin the manner shown by the arrows so that the winding is alwayscounter-clockwisearound 'the' teeth. After a turn has been taken aroundall the teeth then the two ends will appear as in Fig. 8 and these twoends are tied together to fasten the yarn. If only a single flower isdesired then the flower is laced or tied in a small circle around thecenter as shown in the center of Fig. All and the flower is removed fromthe ring by slipping the loops of yarn over the ends of the teeth I I. i

Referring now to the views shown in Figs. 5 and 6, special attention isdirected to the shape of the teeth. Theithickness of thejrings providesroom for curving the ends ofthe teeth so as to form practically a truecircle looking both from the ends of the teeth and from the sides. 'Ihisrounded shape of all teeth permits the yarn to be tightly wound over theteeth'and then removed or slipped over the ends of the. teeth with onlya slight stretching of` the yarn. At I6, Fig. 5, I have indicated thepositionsof a loop of yarn over a tooth 2 when woundl thereon and it4will be seen that in sliding this loop to the right and over the end oftooth 2 that practically no stretching is required and that the loopmoves almost in a true circle. l l

Referring now again to the designs which may be made with these devices,it is apparent that 'each ring may be used separately *for different'designs of single flowers. Also, either the' inner and center rings maybe used to make double flowers and the center and outerrings may be usedto make larger double owers.. In addition, the three rings'. may be usedas indicated in Figs. 8, 9,' and. 10`tohmake tripley designs. Althoughthere are innumerable designs which may be made with yarn on thismultiple weaving unit, I have shown one of the simpler designs and themanner of weaving the same as an illustration.

` As previously explained, the inner form or ring is *first wound withyarn of one color as shown in Fig. 8 and the two ends thereof tiedtogether. The inner vring withits design thereon is then placed insidethe center ring as shown in Fig. 9 with thelong tooth located in eithernotch I3 or I4 as desired. The next operation is to weave the design ofthe second flower through the loops of the flower on the first unit I asshown in this figure. lOne end of the yarn is held as at I5 in Fig. '7and therother end is threaded through a loop of the inner flower, arounda tooth, back through the loop of the inner flower and across andthrough the opposite loop of the inner flower andV around the oppositetooth. This weaving of the second flower through the loops of the firstflower continues as shown in Fig. 9 and the two ends are tiedinthemiddle' as were those ofthe rst flower.

If only a double flower is desired, then the next operation is to laceor tie the flower as shown in Fig. A11 by the small ring of thread oryarnk in the center. The outside loops of yarn are then removedfrom theteethv of ring 4 and the inner loops are Ythen removed from ring I" fand the: front of the double ower will appear as lin Fig 11 without theouter loops.

If desired to make a triple flower with three rows of petals, then theunit as shown in Fig. 9 is inserted into the center of ring I and theouter row of petals is woven through the inner and center row of petalsin the manner partially indicated in Fig. 10. In this figure I have onlyshown how the outer row of petals are woven through the second row ofpetals. In Figs. 9 and a needle is, of course, used with the yarn andthe same may be threaded through the loops of the double flower inmanydifferent manners. As shown thefyarn is slippedV through the loop ona tooth of the center ring, then around a tooth on the outer ring I,then back across the unit, weaving through either the center only or theinner and center loops and around a tooth on the opposite side. Aftercompleting the circle around the larger ring the triple flower is lacedor tied together, passing the needle up and down through the centeropening of ring I0 and tying the yarn together as indicated by the smallring of thread or yarn in Fig. 11. The loops of the triple flower maythen be slipped off the teeth of the various rings and when turned overappears as in Fig. 11.

It will be understood that a vast number of different designs may bemade with this unit, by varying the manner of winding 'the yarnvon therings and by varying the manner ofr weaving one design on another. Also,diiferent colored yarns may, of course, be used in the different ringsof the unit so that the inner, center, and outer rings of the, flowermay be of different colors. The many designs which are possible need notbe further explained, as they Vare not necessary to an understanding ofthe invention. It will be understood that I have provided a veryconvenient and useful design vof a weaving unit which greatly increasesthe ease of winding or weaving designs thereon and removing themtherefrom and that the design is such as to permit interweaving ofthedesign in a manner not heretofore possible.

Having fully described the features and aspects of my invention, what Iconsider to be new and desire to have protected byLetters Patent bepointed out in the appended claims.

' What is claimed is:

l. A textile thread forming ring or formA comprising a ringhaving aseries of projections extending from the periphery thereof, said ring ofa thickness only slightly less than 'the length of each projection, eachtooth rounded on the lower side to conform to a segment of a circleWhose radius is approximately equal to the thickness of the ring.

2. A weaving form for the hand textile thread forming ring or of designscomprising a series of rings of different size each having a number ofprojections extending outward from the periphery thereof, a ledge aroundthe inside of each of the larger rings, saidy rings nested together toform concentric circles in a single plane with the teeth of each innerring resting on the ledge 'of the next larger ring.

3. A textile thread forming ring or form for# use in forming designs ofyarn comprising a ring having projections extending outward from theperiphery thereof, said ring'having a thickness only slightly less thanthe length of the projections, each of ther projections having a` curvedlower surface approximating an arc `of a true circle.

4. A weaving form for use in `the hand textile thread forming ring or ofdesigns comprising a plurality of rings each having projectionsextending outward from the periphery thereof, each ring having a squarecross-section, a ledge on the inner side cf each of the outer ringssupporting the outer edge only of the projections of the adjacent innerring, said rings when nested together forming a flat unit of concentricrings With openings through the unit on both sides of each projection.

5. A Weaving form for the hand textile thread forming ring or of designscomprising a plurality of rings of different size each having a numberof projections extending from the periphery thereof, means on each ringfor supporting the next adjacent smaller ring so that all rings can benested together in a unit in the same plane, and means for fixing therotary positions of the rings to hold the projections of each ring indifferent rotary positions relative to the projections of the otherrings.

6. A textile thread forming ring or form comprising a plurality ofseparate rings nested together to form a flat unit, each ring havingteeth projecting from its periphery, the teeth of each ring varying insize proportionally to the size of the ring, so that the teeth of eachring starting from the smallest are progressively Wider.

7. A textile thread forming ring or form comprising a series of ringsnested together as concentric rings, each ring having teeth projectingoutward from its periphery, means o-n each ring for supporting the endsof the teeth of the next adjacent inner ring, and means for holding thenext adjacent inner ring in different positions to fix the teeth eitherin alignment with or out of alignment with the teeth of thesupportingrlng.

8. A textile thread forming ring or form comprising a flat ring having aseries of teeth extending outward from the periphery thereof, the teethhaving a cross section, both endwise and. crosswise, having one sidethereof conforming to the arc of a circle the radius of which issubstantially the same as the thickness of the ring.

SAMUEL E. WITT.

